Mini Hi-Fi Component System: MHC-DX70 MHC-DX50/RG80
Mini Hi-Fi Component System: MHC-DX70 MHC-DX50/RG80
Mini Hi-Fi Component System: MHC-DX70 MHC-DX50/RG80
Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System
Operating Instructions
MHC-DX70
MHC-DX50/RG80
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE
THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN
EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER
OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY
INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.
FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN NORTH
AMERICA
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that this product meets the
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energy efficiency.
Main unit
The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for
details.
1 2 3 4
6
wj 7
8 wk wl e; ea es
9
ra ed
wh
r; ef
wg 0
el eg
X
W K ek ej eh
ws L
wa w; ql qk qj qh O N M
CD 6 (7, 9, 10, 15, 16) KARAOKE PON wg (20) TAPE A/B 8 (14, 15)
CD SYNC HI-DUB qh (15, 16) (Except MHC-RG80) TUNER/BAND 7 (12, 13, 15)
TUNER MEMORY es (12)
DECK A Z ws (14~16) MD (VIDEO) 9 (23)
DECK B Z qs (15, 16) MIC wd (20) VOLUME control 0 (21)
DIRECTION e; (14~16) (Except MHC-RG80) : Adjusts the volume.
DISC 1~3 2 (9, 10) MIC LEVEL wf (20)
DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE 4 (9, 10) (Except MHC-RG80) BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS
Disc tray 3 (9) MOVIE EQ ed (18, 23)
MUSIC EQ ra (18, 23) @/1 (power) 1 (7, 8, 13, 23, 27)
DISPLAY wk (8, 11, 13)
Z OPEN/CLOSE (disc tray)
DOLBY NR (MHC-DX70 only) ea 5 (9, 10)
(14, 15, 16) P FILE eg (19)
PHONES jack qa x (stop) ql (9, 14, 15, 20, 27)
:to connect headphones nN (play) qk (9, 10, 14, 15)
EDIT e; (16)
PLAY MODE es (9, 10, 16) > (go forward) qg (9, 10,
ENTER ef (10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 21, 12~16)
22, 27)
X (pause) qj (9, 14)
EFFECT ON/OFF r; (18, 20) REC PAUSE/START qf (15, 16)
. (go back) w; (9, 10, 12~16)
REPEAT ea (9)
m/– (rewind) wa (9, 12~14)
FM MODE ea (13, 27)
M/+ (fast forward) qd
SPECTRUM wl (20)
(9, 12~14)
GAME wj (23) SURROUND eh (19)
v/V/b/B (cursor) ej (8, 16, 17,
GAME EQ el (18, 23) SURROUND SPEAKER MODE 19, 21, 22)
GROOVE ek (18) (MHC-DX70 only) wh (18)
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Parts Identification
The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for
details.
A B C
D
Y E
X 6
W 7
V
U 8
T 9
S q;
R qa
qj qs
qd
qh qf
qg
FM antenna
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1
5
Surround Front speaker Front speaker Surround
speaker (Right) (Right) (Left) speaker (Left)
MHC-DX70 only MHC-DX70 only
(MHC-DX70/RG80 only). AM
prevent noise.
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Getting Started
220V 230-
120V 240V Front Front
speaker speaker
(L) (R)
45º
5 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.
The demonstration appears in the display. Surround Surround
speaker speaker
When you press ?/1, the system turns on (L) (R)
and the demonstration automatically ends.
If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not
fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug When carrying this system
(only for models equipped with the Do the following to protect the CD mechanism.
adaptor).
1 Make sure that all discs are removed from
To connect optional components the unit.
See page 23. 2 Hold down CD and then press ?/1 until
To attach the front speaker pads “LOCK” appears.
Attach the supplied front speaker pads to the 3 Release ?/1 first, then release CD.
bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers 4 Unplug the AC power cord.
and prevent them from slipping.
8 Press ENTER.
The clock starts working.
Tip
If you have made a mistake or want to change the
time, start over from step 2.
Note
The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect
the power cord or if a power failure occurs.
CD
disc tray. SHUFFLE The tracks on all CDs in random
ALL DISCS order.
When you play a CD SHUFFLE The tracks on the CD you have
single, place it on the
1 DISC selected in random order.
inner circle of the
tray. PROGRAM The tracks on all CDs in the
order you want (see
To insert additional discs, press DISC SKIP “Programming the CD tracks”).
EX-CHANGE to rotate the disc tray.
2 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons.
3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD If you press nN when CD is selected as
compartment. the function (press CD) and the disc tray is
closed, play starts from the CD loaded on
tray whose disc tray number appears in the
Playing the CD display.
Tip
–– Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat You cannot change the play mode during playback.
Play
Other Operations
This unit lets you play the CD in different play
modes. To Do this
Stop playback Press x.
Track
Disc tray number number Playing time Pause Press X.
Press again to resume play.
Select a track During play or pause, press
> (to go forward) or
. (to go back).
Find a point in a track Press and hold down M or
m. Release it when you
reach the desired point.
Select a CD in stop Press one of the DISC 1~3
Disc presence buttons or DISC SKIP EX-
mode
indicator
CHANGE (or D. SKIP on
the remote).
Switch to CD function Press DISC 1~3 (Automatic
from another source Source Selection).
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CD
detects CD TEXT discs, the “CD-TEXT”
indication appears in the display.
Press DISPLAY.
Each time you press the button during normal
playback or in the stop mode, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
During normal playback
Playing time on the current track t
Remaining time on the current track t
Remaining time on current CD (1 DISC mode)
or “--.-- ” display (ALL DISCS mode) t Title
name of the current track* t Clock display
(for eight seconds) t Effect status
In the stop mode
When the CD player is in program mode and
there is a program:
The last track number of the program and the
total playing time t Total number of
programed track (for eight seconds) t Title
name and the artist name of the CD* t Clock
display (for eight seconds) t Effect status
In other conditions:
Total number of tracks and total playing time
t Title name and the artist name of the CD*
t Clock display (for 8 seconds) t Effect
status
* With CD TEXT discs only (certain characters
cannot be displayed). Depending on the disc, some
CD TEXT information may not appear.
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Preset number
12
Tuner
+/– on the remote) to tune in the preset
station you want.
13
14
You can record from a CD, tape or radio. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2)* tapes.
The recording level is adjusted automatically.*
* MHC-DX70 only
Tape
Press CD. Press TAPE A/B to select Press CD, TAPE A/B or
2 TAPE A. TUNER/BAND.
Load the CD you want to Load the tape you want to Load the CD/tape, or
3 record. record into deck A. tune to the station you
want to record.
Press CD SYNC HI-DUB. Press REC PAUSE/
4 START.
DECK B stands by for recording.
Press DOLBY NR to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals (for
MHC-DX70 only) (except recording from a tape).
REC PAUSE/START button flashes.
Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side.
5 Select j (or RELAY) to record on both sides.
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Tape
To Do this
Check the setting Press CLOCK/TIMER
SELECT on the remote and
press cursor V/v repeatedly to
select “REC SEL”. Then, press
ENTER. To change the setting,
start over from step 1.
Cancel timer Press CLOCK/TIMER
operation SELECT on the remote and
press cursor V/v repeatedly to
select “TIMER OFF”. Then,
press ENTER.
Notes
• You cannot activate the Timer-recording and Daily
Timer at the same time.
• When you used the Sleep Timer, Daily Timer and
Timer recording will not turn on the system until
the Sleep Timer turns it off.
• If the power is on at the preset time, the Timer
recording does not work.
• The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset
time.
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18
Sound Adjustment
2 Press and hold down P File.
The personal file number appears in the
display.
Note
When you choose other sound effects, the surround
effect will be canceled.
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20
You can let the system turn off at the preset You can wake up to music at a preset time
time, so you can sleep to the music. every day. Make sure you have set the clock
(see “Setting the time” on page 8).
Press SLEEP on the remote.
Each time you press the button, the minute 1 Prepare the music source you want to
display (the turn-off time) changes as follows: play.
AUTO t 90 t 80 t 70 t … t 10 t • CD: Load a CD. To start from a specific
OFF t AUTO* … track, make a program (see “Programming
* The power turns off when the current CD or tape the CD tracks” on page 10).
finishes playback (for up to 100 minutes). • Tape: Load a tape with the side you want
to play facing forward.
To Press • Radio: Tune in the preset station you
Check the remaining SLEEP once. want (see “Presetting radio stations” on
time page 12).
2 Adjust the volume.
Other Features
Change the time to turn SLEEP to select the time
off you want.
Cancel the Sleep Timer SLEEP repeatedly until 3 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the
function “SLEEP OFF” appears. remote.
“DAILY 1 SET” appears.
4 Press cursor V/v repeatedly to select
“DAILY 1 (2) SET”, then press ENTER.
“ON” appears and the hour digits flash in
the display.
5 Set the time to start playback.
Press cursor V/v repeatedly to set the hour,
then press ENTER.
The minute indication starts flashing.
Press cursor V/v repeatedly on the remote
to set the minute, then press ENTER.
The hour indication flashes again.
6 Set the time to stop playback following
steps 4 and 5 above.
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8 Press ENTER.
The type of timer (DAILY 1 or DAILY 2),
followed by the start time, stop time and the
music source, appears, then the original
display appears.
9 Turn off the power.
To Do this
Check the setting Press CLOCK/TIMER
SELECT on the remote and
press cursor V/v
repeatedly to select the
respective mode (DAILY 1
or DAILY 2), then press
ENTER.
Change the setting Start from step 1.
Cancel the timer Press CLOCK/TIMER
operation SELECT on the remote and
press cursor V/v
repeatedly to select
“TIMER OFF”, then press
ENTER.
Tip
The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time.
Notes
• When you use the Sleep Timer, Daily Timer will
not turn on the system until the Sleep Timer turns it
off.
• If the power is on at the preset time, the Daily
Timer does not work.
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To the
DIGITAL IN
jack of your
MD deck
To the audio
output of your
MD deck/VCR
Optional components
To Do This
Make a digital Connect the optical cable.
recording from
CD to MD
Listen to the Press MD (VIDEO).
connected MD deck
Listen to the Hold down MD (VIDEO) and
connected VCR press @/1 when the power is
on. This switches the “MD”
function to “VIDEO”. Once
you enable the “VIDEO”
function, just press MD
To the video input of TV
(VIDEO).
To Press
Tip Listen or watch GAME (or GAME on the
When you remove the optical cover, keep it at the the game remote).
optical cover holder provided. Select the music GAME EQ/MUSIC EQ/
Notes menu. MOVIE EQ (or PRESET EQ
• Pressing the MD (VIDEO) while the power is off on the remote). (See
automatically turns the power on and MD is “Selecting the audio emphasis
selected as a function. When the system is in the effect” page 18)
power saving mode, this function does not work.
• If the sound is distorted or too loud when selecting
“VIDEO”, or you want to switch back to “MD”, Notes
repeat the operation described above to switch to • Pressing the GAME while the power is off
“MD”. automatically turns the power on and GAME is
selected as a function. When the system is in the
power saving mode, this function does not work.
• If you press GAME, your last selected GAME EQ
preset effect (ARCADE, RACING or
ADVENTURE) will be restored.
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FM
75
CO
AX
IAL
AM
Jack type B
IEC standard socket
connector (not supplied)
FM
75
CO
AX
IAL
AM
AM antenna
Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet)
insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal.
Leave the supplied AM loop antenna
connected.
Jack type A
Insulated wire (not supplied)
FM
75
CO
AX
IAL
AM
Jack type B
Insulated wire (not supplied)
FM
75
CO
AX
IAL
AM
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Additional Information
• Do not place the unit in locations where it is:
— extremely hot or cold Demagnetizing the tape heads
— dusty or dirty Demagnetize the tape heads and the metal parts that
— very humid have contact with the tape every 20 to 30 hours of use
— vibrating with a separately sold demagnetizing cassette. For
— subject to direct sunlight details, refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing
cassette.
On operation
• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm
location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture
may condense on the lens inside the CD player.
Troubleshooting
Should this occur, the unit will not operate properly.
Remove the CD and leave the unit turned on for If you run into any problem using this unit, use
about an hour until the moisture evaporates. the following check list.
• When you move the unit, take out any discs. First, check that the power cord is connected
If you have any questions or problems concerning firmly and the speakers are connected correctly
your unit, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.
and firmly.
Notes on CDs
Should any problem persist, consult your
• Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth.
nearest Sony dealer.
Wipe the CD from the center out.
• Do not use solvents.
• Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat General
sources.
Note on CD-R/CD-RW playback The display starts flashing as soon as you plug
in the power cord even though you haven’t
Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may not be
played back because of scratches, dirt, recording turned on the power (demonstration mode).
conditions or the drive's characteristics. Besides, the Press DISPLAY when the power is turned off.
discs, which are not yet finalized at the end of The demonstration mode appears automatically the
recording, cannot be played back. first time you plug in the power cord or if there is a
power outage.
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Additional Information
Tuner MD/VIDEO (AUDIO) IN: voltage 450 mV/250 mV,
(phono jacks) impedance 47 kilohms
MIC: sensitivity 1 mV,
Severe hum or noise (“TUNED” or “STEREO” (phone jack) impedance 10 kilohms
flashes in the display). Outputs
• Adjust the antenna. VIDEO OUT: max. output level 1 Vp-p,
• The signal strength is too weak. Connect the (phono jacks) unbalanced, Sync.
negative load impedance
external antenna.
75 ohms
A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo. PHONES: accepts headphones of
(stereo mini jack) 8 ohms or more
• Press FM MODE so that “MONO” disappears. FRONT SPEAKER: accepts impedance of 6 to
16 ohms
SURROUND SPEAKER: accepts impedance of
If other troubles not described above (MHC-DX70/ 24 ohms or more
occur, reset the system as follows: MHC-RG80 only)
CD player section
1 Press x, ENTER and ?/1 at the same System Compact disc and digital
time. audio system
2 Unplug the power cord. Laser Semiconductor laser
(λ=795nm)
3 Plug the power cord back in. Laser Output Max. 44.6 µW*
*This output is the value
4 Press ?/1 to turn on the power. measured at a distance of
The unit is reset to factory settings. All the 200 mm from the
objective lens surface on
settings you made are cleared. the Optical Pick-up Block
with 7 mm aperture.
Frequency response 2 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.5 dB)
Wave length 780 – 790 nm
Signal-to-noise ratio More than 90 dB
Dynamic range More than 90 dB
CD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT
(Square optical connector jack, rear panel)
Wave length 660 nm
Output Level –18 dBm
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